Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police by Paul Lewis and Rob Evans

Deceit, lies, betrayals and smears — the tragic human cost of spying by a covert police unit is revealed in this eye-opening book

Undercover is not just a book; it’s a sensation. Its authors have revealed
that over almost five decades, police spies have broken the law, stolen dead
children’s identities, seduced their targets, fathered secret children
before vanishing from their new families’ lives, acted as agents
provocateurs, and attempted to smear and undermine any critics of the
police, including the family of Stephen Lawrence. The stories unveiled here
have already led to 15 police inquiries, a television documentary, anguished
exchanges in the House of Commons, the condemnation of police behaviour by
the prime minister, and the promise of action from the home secretary.

It’s a notable achievement. Journalists Paul Lewis and Rob Evans have been
pursuing this trail for two and a half years, ever since a group of
environmental activists announced that one of their most trusted friends had
reluctantly confessed to being an undercover cop. Within weeks, the officer,
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